Most everything I’m working on is part of something bigger, but I took some knitting time out over the weekend to knit up some fun little things.

Grown-up Booties - Artesano Aran in Sunset

Icing Swirl Hat - Misti Alpaca Chunky in Lipstick

Garter Stitch Mitts - Manos Silk Blend in Virgo
I have something sweet planned for [...]

The obvious activity after our trip to Twist Fibre Craft was some fibre dyeing.

Wooly Wormhead’s tutorial is good if you want to try this. If you just want to get your hands on some pretty colour that’s actually ready to knit with Lillith is selling the leftovers from her K1 trunk show on her site, [...]

Yesterday Sarah drove Kate and I up to the lovely Twist Fibre Craft in Newbrugh. We’d been talking about doing this for a while, but seeing Lilith spinning away on Saturday made us want to go as soon as possible. Last time I spun on a wheel I was seven but I remember it being [...]

This morning, thanks to a phone still on Norwegian time, I accidentally got up an hour earlier than I meant to. Since, by the time I realised this, I was eating my hastily made breakfast it actually made the morning seem rather leisurely, which set the tone for the rest of the day.

I walked along [...]

Remember when I posted about going to Norway I said that I had more adventures planned this summer? Well the next will be with this lovely lady :) Laura’s coming here in a couple of weeks and then while she’s here we’ll be taking the train down to London. We’re going to spend a few [...]

And rather strangely I’ve already been back from Norway for an entire week. It certainly doesn’t feel like it though, I’ve been really busy (more secret knitting) and feeling a little quiet but I think it might be time to get back into blogging. There’s lots to show and tell. Not right now though, I’m [...]

At long last I can reveal to you why I went to Canada a few months ago. I decided, rather spontaneously, to take these 2 sweaters to Kate Gilbert for their photo shoot for the first issue of Twist Collective. The issue is now live, and my patterns are available to purchase.

I hope you like [...]